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Leonardo Da Vinci in Milan
3 nights from £699
Painter, sculptor, architect, designer, theorist and scientist Leonardo Da Vinci created some of the most famous images in European art and after the huge success of the Da Vinci exhibition at The...
Treasures of Sicily Tour
7 nights from £725
A sun-blessed holiday destination and a timeless land of regional charm, Sicily is an island of many wonders. Enjoy it as you please on a holiday where everything is taken care of, and which offers...
Art & Archaeology in Sicily
8 nights from £825
At the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe, the Mediterranean's largest island is one of the world's most cosmopolitan civilisations. Accumulated over thirty centuries, the collective legacy of...
The Ancient Stones of the Outer Hebrides
4 nights from £585
In the company of a local specialist guide we will tour a succession of sites, from the rolling moorlands and sweeping beaches of Lewis in the north to the dramatic mountains of Harris in the south....
Dutch Masters by rail
5 nights from £599
You'll love this tour if you like: The paintings of the old masters, Provincial Dutch architectural gems, Exploring local restaurants - Delft has a wealth of excellent restaurants Superb art...
Highlights of Orkney & Shetland
5 nights from £815
We are delighted that Clive Warsop of Edinburgh University will give us the benefit of his extensive knowledge and bring to life the fascinating ancient relics that litter the islands of Orkney and...
Art Treasures of the North
2 nights from £299
Accompanied by Gerald Deslandes, art & aspectual historian, visit the cultural centres, museums and galleries of Manchester and Liverpool. Special Event highlights: Visit the Old Masters exhibition...
Arts & Gardens in Cornwall
4 nights from £475
For more than one hundred years artists have been attracted to the far western tip of Cornwall and the beautiful Penwith coastline. The small fishing town of St. Ives has become famous world-wide for...
Gardens & Architecture of Andalucia
6 nights from £725
Andalucia is unrivalled in its wealth of history, culture, beautiful architecture and gardens. We will visit the great cities of Granada, Córdoba and Seville and also the spectacular cliff - perched...
Venetian art & politics
3 nights from £899
Venice is unique - a floating musuem on a labyrinth of canals that offers stunning vistas at every turn. It is a city with a rich artistic heritage too, inextricably linked to the power and...
An Archaeologist's View of Orkney & Shetland
5 nights from £855
We are delighted that Clive Warsop of Edinburgh University will give us the benefit of his extensive knowledge and bring to life the fascinating ancient relics that litter the islands of Orkney and...
Brussels Art Nouveau
3 nights from £699
Between 1870 and 1910 the population of Brussels more than tripled from 250,000 to 800,000 which saw the city expand into the suburbs, thanks to the electrification of the tramways. This expansion...
Gaudi & the Catalan Modernists
3 nights from £899
Barcelona is rightly renowned for the work of Gaudi, whose contribution to the city's architecture is enormous, but other architects have also left their mark on this wonderful city. This tour,...
Art & History of the Netherlands by rail
5 nights from £579
You'll love this tour if you like: Provincial Dutch architectural gems Van Gogh - the Kroller Muller collection is astounding, Historic royal palaces, Open air musuems - the Arnhem museum is a...
Twentieth Century Art in Yorkshire - David Hockney, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore
2 nights from £269
Special Event highlights: Leeds Art Gallery with its great collection of modern British artists, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, The Hepworth in Wakefield, newly opened in 2011 and winner of the annual...
An Archaeologist's View of Wessex and Brittany
7 nights from £975
Wessex, in the south west of England, and Brittany, the north-western peninsula of France make an ideal combination for an archaeological tour, as well is being particularly attractive regions. Both...
Baroque art, architecture & sculpture
3 nights from £849
There is so much to see in Rome that it can be overwhelming, but this unique tour concentrates on the Baroque period, which beings in St Peter's, a host of other churches and one of the city's best...
The Romans on the Bay of Naples
3 nights from £799
The Bay of Naples is a fascinating destination at any time but even more so in the company of expert historian, Jeremy Paterson. The momentous events of AD79 were a devastating blow to the...
Exploring the Historic & Scenic Peloponnese
9 nights from £1195
You'll love this tour if you like: History Archaeology, Natural beauty, Spectacular scenery, Mediterranean sunshine.
The Peloponnese, the southernmost region of mainland Greece, is a vast...